Rise Again As A Rich Man
Rise 5 - Dining table

Isaac was speechless with a gawking face as soon as he saw the calendar hanging on the wall of his room showing the year two thousand two. Twenty years ago exactly.

It was like a dream to see that number lined up on the calendar paper in his room.

"What's wrong? You still don't believe what you see?" ask the boy who is now approaching her and stand right by her side.

George stared at the calendar he was looking at.

This...real?

So this isn't a dream?

I go back to year two thousand two?

That means I'm going back in time?

But why am I in Isaac's body?

The child turns to focus on the other side where there is a large mirror door closet located not too far from where they stand.

How can I have this body? It doesn't really make sense. But this really happened to me.

"Do you really not remember me?" asked George who in an instant returned to Isaac's attention.

Again, he was silent without a word. Staring at George who looked irritated.

George sighed softly. With a slightly irritated face he said, "all right let me repeat. My name is George Constantine, and I'm your brother, okay? And if you're still confused about who you are, you're Isaac Constantine, my brother!"

"I understand," she said slowly.

"You have to remember, okay?"

"Hm.." Isaac nodded slowly.

I don't know why, but if you pay attention again, sir—I mean George this jerk turned out to be a good brother, huh?

But what made him grow into such a cold-hearted person? Even he could kill his own brother, then kill me after setting me up.

Ah no! I can't be crushed. He's a crafty man.

It could have been his kindness this was just the mask he used. Just like when I got accepted at the head office. He was very nice to me at the beginning, but what he did next was tell me to do office boy chores.

It sucks! I cannot forgive her actions. Especially after he set me up to kill his own sister.

...*...

"So what really happened, doc? Is our son okay?" donna asked Helio's doctor with an anxious face.

"From the examination I did, there were indeed no serious physical injuries. But, we need further examination. Tomorrow, if I can I'd like to see Mr. Isaac in the hospital."

"We'll deliver it" Gerald replied quickly.

"Well, then I'll make an appointment at eight in the morning."

"Well, thank you, doc."

"I'm sorry then."

Helio moved from there. Walking up to the car that had been parked in front of their house with the driver who had been waiting in there.

"Hopefully the result will be good tomorrow" muttered Donna with an anxious face.

"Everything will be fine. Isaac is a strong boy." Gerald tried to calm his wife. He grabbed her shoulder and rubbed it slowly.

...*...

Isaac silently looked at his hand that was now raised in the air.

Is this real? It still feels hard to believe.

Am I really alive? But how can I be in Isaac's body?

Is this really a dream? Or just the opposite?

Which is right?

The boy spoke a thousand languages. Questions kept popping up in his mind. But none of those questions were answered.

"Huft~ is really confusing," Isaac murmured with a soft sigh.

"Isaac!" George suddenly came and surprised him. Makes the boy spontaneously get up from his bed.

"What's up?"

"Let's have dinner together. Papa and mama are waiting in the dining room."

"All right." Isaac moved out of his place, stepping out of the room with George.

Arriving at the dining room, Donna and Gerald had been waiting for him since.

George pulled out a chair and sat there. Finished sitting down, the boy patted one other empty chair beside him.

"Sit here" he said with a smile.

Isaac could only follow his request and sit there. As soon as he landed his butt on the chair, he could immediately see what good food was presented in front of him.

Glup!

Isaac swallowed his saliva unconsciously. All the names in front of him looked very delicious, and it was very appetizing.

It all looks so delicious. My stomach is rumbling.

Isaac rubbed his lips. Almost his saliva dripped.

"Why are you just staring at him like that, don't you want to come eat?" Donna dashed her daydream.

"I want to" he said quickly.

"Let me get it, what do you want?" The woman grabbed the plate in front of Isaac and took him some delicious dishes that were on the table.

After taking food for each, they ate together.

Not a word came from each other's lips as long as they ate dinner. Only the sound of the clink of spoons and forks adorned their dining tables.

I'm not wrong. This food is really delicious. I can't stop chewing it.

Isaac chewed his food crazily.

"Oh yeah, there's something you and Dad want to tell you" Gerald said. Making the attention of his two children turned to the figure of his father who sat at the end of the table.

"Tomorrow Isaac didn't need to go to school."

"Eh? Why that?" George snatched with a stunned face.

"Mom and Dad will take your sister to the hospital for a check-up" Donna replied.

"But, hadn't he been examined just now? Why do I have to check again tomorrow?"

"The doctor said your sister should be checked again to see if there were any serious injuries inside her body or not that caused her to remember nothing."

"Huft~ this must be all because of me, just try if I listen to the words of mom and dad not to play too far, maybe Isaac will not be like this." George lowered his head with an unpleasant face.

Isaac glanced at the boy beside him.

Greatable. I can't even tell which words are true and which aren't. He seems to be very good at role-playing. One day he will be a great actor, he thought.

Butbut wait. I have a good idea.

If he did this just to get compliments, then this idea of mine would definitely work. Isaac raised the corner of his lips to form a smirk.

"You don't have to feel guilty. It's all my fault for playing too excited to the point that I'm hurt" Isaac murmured softly.

George's face immediately turned shocked. He looked at her quickly.

"Don't keep blaming yourself, it makes me uncomfortable." Isaac glanced at George.

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